If you have ever taken a risk to right a wrong, or spoken up to defend the truth, or if fear has ever sealed your lips when inside you were screaming, then the films in this section will speak to you. These are stories of parrhesia; the courage to break a silence, to rise against power, act against the odds and risk losing much of what you hold dear: your sleep, your status, your friends, your safety, your job, your future, your liberty, your life…you. And for what? With the stakes so high, why would anyone take this risk? And would it really be worth it? Could it ever possibly be worth it? Let the people in these films show you their answers.
Parrhesia: The Moment of Truth